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Bitcoin hits all-time high ahead of another potential fork

The price of the red-hot digital coin reached over $7,600 on Sunday.

  • The cryptocurrency was trading down 1.5% Monday at $7,295 per coin.
  • Bitcoin spiked after CME, one of the largest exchange groups in the world, announced
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Bitcoin, the seemingly unstoppable digital currency, gave up some of its gains Monday morning after breaking through an all-time high above $7,600 on Sunday.

The price of bitcoin was down 1.5% at $7,295 a coin Monday, according to data from Markets Insider. Bitcoin spiked after CME, one of the largest exchange groups in the world said it was preparing to launch a bitcoin futures product by the end of the year.

Since the announcement bitcoin has gained over $1,000 a coin.

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